The move followed reports detailing how A7, a Moscow firm, uses shell companies around the world to move funds for clients who are themselves subject to sanctions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the co-pilot who set upon the pilot had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination” but did not elaborate.

The United Arab Emirates has said it is leading the investigation into the episode, and FlyDubai’s service between Dubai and Tel Aviv has been suspended.

2 passengers who helped thwart the FlyDubai attack add details in a TV interview.

The events evoked days decades ago when Israel was widely admired for its plucky survival against the odds and for taking on hijackers.